Finalists announced for National Contemporary Art Award
28 May 2015
National Contemporary art award judge Aaron Kreisler has selected 52 entries as finalists for this year’s National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.
Faced with a record number of entries this year, Aaron Kreisler met the challenge, selecting the 52 finalists through a blind judging process.
"It is always exciting to get an opportunity to discover the rich layers and diversity of talent that is present in this bustling little country and the National Contemporary Art Award provides this in overwhelming abundance."
Waikato Museum Director Cherie Meecham says the National Contemporary Art Award promises artists a chance to win an art award of national significance and their work to be seen in a professionally managed gallery.
“The National Contemporary Art Award exhibition is always a highlight on our arts calendar, and we’re preparing for a full and very vibrant gallery experience this year. As well as the exposure it gives to these New Zealand artists, all works are for sale, giving visitors the opportunity to view and purchase the finalists’ artworks.”
The finalists for the 2015 National Contemporary Art Award are:
- Gaby Montejo - Christchurch
- Imogen Taylor - Auckland
- Max Bellamy - Dunedin
- Angela Tiatia - Auckland
- D Milton Browne - Dunedin
- Scarlett Cibilich - Auckland
- Monique Redmond and Layne Waerea - Auckland
- Madeleine Child - Auckland
- Matt Moriarty - Kaikoura
- Mark Purdom - Hamilton
- Daegan Wells - Christchurch
- Emma Cunningham - Whanganui
- Francis van Hout - Christchurch
- Martin Awa Clarke Langdon - Auckland
- Josh Hamilton - Auckland
- Lisa Chandler - Richmond
- Kaye McGarva – Hawkes Bay
- Wendelien Bakker – Auckland
- Louise Lever – Auckland
- Lorraine Rastorfer – Wellington
- Marie Le Lievre – Christchurch
- Sonya Lacey – Auckland
- Poppy Lekner – Wellington
- Sarah Smuts-Kennedy – Auckland
- Damon Meade – Gisborne
- Jennifer Mason – Auckland
- Justin Spiers – Dunedin
- Thomas Hinton and Karl Bayly – Hamilton
- Stefan Roberts – Christchurch
- Delia Woodham – Auckland
- Jessica Pearless – Auckland
- EDWARDS+JOHANN – Christchurch
- Marita Hewitt – Kerikeri
- Alison Fausett – Auckland
- Deborah Crowe – Auckland
- Peter McLaren – Dunedin
- Brendon Sellar – Auckland
- Hugo Koha Lindsay – Auckland
- Bronwyn Holloway-Smith – Wellington
- Rohan Hartley Mills – Oratia
- Virginia Leonard – Warkworth
- Mark Soltero – Lyttelton
- Rebecca Stewart – Christchurch
- Sandy Son – Auckland
- Shannon Novak – Auckland
- Roger Mortimer – Auckland
- Heather Hayward – Paraparaumu
- Elliot Collins – Auckland
- Kyle Sattler – Tauranga
- Sarah Rose – Auckland
- Tracey Stockley-Smith - Hamilton
- Catherine Fookes – Auckland
The winner and merit award winners of the National Contemporary Art Award will be announced on Friday 17 July. The exhibition will open from Saturday 18 July until Sunday 1 November 2015.
The winner of the 2015 National Contemporary Art Award will receive S15,000 from the major joint sponsors, Chow:Hill and Tompkins Wake.
For more information contact:
Louise Belay
Waikato Museum Partnerships and Communications Manager
07 838 6956
021 536 557
louise.belay@hcc.govt.nz